Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most art galleries, theaters and community centers have had to close their doors. The team at PLAY/GROUND, made up of Resource:Art and the Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art, have been working to figure out how to bring art and creativity to the Buffalo community when we need it the most. … Continued
The Larkin District’s newest apartment building is progressing quickly! Projected to open in winter 2021, Millrace Commons will include 70 market rate rental apartments made up of studio, one and two bedroom units, and over 13,000 square feet of ground floor retail. The 85,000 sq. ft. mixed use building is under development at 799 Seneca … Continued
From July 27th – September 7th, Fitness in the Parks returns to Larkin Square! Independent Health and the YMCA are bringing free fitness classes back outside for you to safely enjoy, in addition to the virtual classes you can join from home. This is their ninth consecutive year offering free fitness classes to the community, … Continued
Larkinville is opening back up! The safety and well being of our guests, staff and vendors remains our top priority as we begin to open Larkin Square, Hydraulic Hearth and Swan Street Diner. Larkin Square:Larkin Square offers food trucks at lunchtime on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:30pm. There are also free Fitness … Continued
At Larkin Square, we stand with our Black community in the fight for an anti-racist society. We are grateful for all the listening, reading and learning we have done over the last week, spending time to begin to put it into actionable items. We are committed to making this a sustained growth central to Larkin … Continued
Writer and author Stephen Heyman just released his debut non-fiction book, The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution, in April 2020. The Larkin Square Author Series caught up with the author to discuss his new book which is a biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, farmer and environmentalist Louis … Continued
For more than seven years, Larkin Square has teamed up with our generous sponsor, Independent Health, and the YMCA to be a Fitness in the Parks location. Even though public gatherings look different this summer, you do not have to miss out on free and feel-good workouts! Independent Health and the YMCA are presenting virtual … Continued
The Larkin Square Author Series checked in with best selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, Geraldine Brooks, at her home on Martha’s Vineyard. Geraldine last spoke in Larkin Square in 2016. Raised in Australia, she moved to the States to study for a Masters degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. There she met … Continued
With more time at home, many people are cranking up their ovens and tackling new baking recipes. Amanda Amico of the Swan Street Diner and Amy’s Truck shares her favorite banana bread recipe. Check out her baking tips in the video below! Wet ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter 3/4 cup sugar2 eggs 2 … Continued
Larkinville’s Hydraulic Hearth is known for their delicious and unique pizzas. Though the restaurant is temporarily closed due to COVID-19, Chef Will Petersen shares the Hearth’s recipe and tips for their simple pizza with red sauce. Full video below! Pizza Dough Ingredients: 2 teaspoon yeast (instant) 1.5 cups water (room temp) 1.5 Tablespoon kosher salt … Continued